Pleas"ant (?), a. [F. plaisant.
See Please.] 1. Pleasing; grateful to the
mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey;
pleasant weather.
Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity!
Ps. cxxxiii. 1.
2. Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly;
humorous; sportive; as, pleasant company; a pleasant
fellow.
From grave to light, from pleasant to
serve.
Dryden.
Syn. -- Pleasing; gratifying; agreeable; cheerful; good-
humored; enlivening; gay; lively; merry; sportive; humorous; jocose;
amusing; witty. -- Pleasant, Pleasing,
Agreeable. Agreeable is applied to that which agrees
with, or is in harmony with, one's tastes, character, etc.
Pleasant and pleasing denote a stronger degree of the
agreeable. Pleasant refers rather to the state or condition;
pleasing, to the act or effect. Where they are applied to the
same object, pleasing is more energetic than pleasant;
as, she is always pleasant and always pleasing. The
distinction, however, is not radical and not rightly observed.
Pleas"ant, n. A wit; a humorist; a
buffoon. [Obs.]
